Well, "we ask" is not the same as "we receive" :-) Also, because of the differences between such a wide range of programming languages, there has to be some sl

Well, "we ask" is not the same as "we receive" :-) Also, because of the differences between such a wide range of programming languages, there has to be some slop and flexibility in the way the programs are allowed to be written -- otherwise it really would be C written in Haskell. http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclusions.html#comparison http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/dont-jump-to-conclus...